Question

Mr.Hershamn has purchased a farm that is in the shape of a rectangle. The dimensions of the piece of land are 2.6km by 4.37km. How many square kilometers did he buy,and how many hectares did he purchase

Answer 1

11.362 sq km

1136.2 hectares

Explanation:

Given that:

The farm is in the shape of a rectangle.

Dimensions of the rectangular shaped land = 2.6 km by 4.37 km

To find:

Area of land bought in square km and in hectares.

Solution:

First of all, let us have a look at the formula for area of a rectangular shape figure.

`Area = Length * Width`

Here,

Length = 2.6 km

Width = 4.37 km

So, Area =
`2.6 * 4.37 = 11.362\ sq\ km`

To convert square kilometers to hectares, we can use the following conversion formula:

1 sq km = 100 hectares

11.362 km = 100
`*` 11.362 = 1136.2 hectares